JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, OCTOBER 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Oct. 2000 Oct. 1999 Oct. 2000 Oct. 1999
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Live:
Eel, adult 651 347 533 286
Others 872 768 1,170 1,107
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 73 80 51 62
Atlantic salmon 2,202 1,984 1,225 1,244
Yellowfin tuna 2,917 2,503 2,093 1,841
Bluefin tuna 701 900 2,430 3,246
Bigeye tuna 1,738 2,112 1,394 1,813
Southern bluefin tuna 73 225 120 486
Sea bream 155 128 99 84
Billfish 133 161 83 148
Frozen
Swordfish 150 128 113 110
Pacific sockeye 4,960 7,072 2,433 3,990
Pacific coho 627 1,866 240 839
Other Pacific salmon 956 3,004 247 477
Pink salmon 6,358 5,702 2,501 3,330
Atlantic salmon 574 606 273 305
Other salmon 45 186 23 94
Halibut 2,414 2,715 889 1,033
Albacore tuna 268 240 66 57
Yellowfin tuna 8,758 4,115 2,137 1,117
Skipjack 4,710 6,108 233 422
Bluefin tuna 155 404 196 497
Bigeye tuna 8,958 5,105 5,702 4,226
Herring 509 133 34 12
Cod 2,484 1,502 802 447
Mackerel 9,852 10,404 993 1,314
Mero 585 411 402 356
Jack mackerel 3,093 6,484 368 735
Sea bream 227 656 63 154
Capelin 1,328 1,790 318 335
Billfish 458 458 136 125
Spanish mackerel 73 42 22 13
Rockfish 3,044 3,923 726 893
Sablefish 2,136 1,626 2,203 1,440
Herring roe 2,040 1,592 944 598
Pollock roe 825 962 1,484 770
Mero, fillet 885 897 998 1,141
Swordfish, fillet 105 113 58 59
Pollock surimi 18,852 18,662 3,627 4,854
Cod Surimi 2,014 2,081 374 467
Threadfin bream 3,912 4,469 729 943
Salted/dried
Herring roe 717 456 842 473
Pollock roe 153 122 289 196
Salmon roe 712 720 797 666
Shellfish
Live/fresh
Sea urchin 862 588 566 448
Arkshell 615 803 312 321
Spiny lobster 157 151 448 449
King crab 2,196 2,173 1,383 1,240
Tanner crab 2,233 1,529 602 449
Blue crab 254 231 268 261
Other crab 511 736 387 672
Oyster 1,071 929 923 856
Clam 1,854 2,253 409 454
Frozen
Spiny lobster 505 409 904 579
Lobster 52 83 128 161
Shrimp 22,593 23,056 30,739 26,090
King crab 2,228 2,119 3,535 2,847
Tanner crab 2,087 2,390 2,159 2,226
Blue crab 3,108 975 1,336 387
Other crab 86 48 58 25
European cuttlefish 641 856 379 334
Octopus 10,633 5,507 4,529 1,853
Scallop 11 38 12 28
Other cuttlefish 2,695 2,681 1,563 1,683
Squid 73 2,961 16 386
Abalone 28 30 158 80
Salted/dried
Squid 115 37 73 26
Sea urchin roe 22 24 77 74
Jellyfish 780 1,484 233 386
Seaweed, dried 531 508 276 293
Seaweed, salted 485 649 48 61
Prepared
Eel 3,686 3,496 4,247 3,740
Canned crab 7 15 12 15
Fish meal 26,657 30,525 1,477 1,799
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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